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Poems

Scope note

Written or oral compositions characterized by condensed language chosen for sound and suggestive power as well as meaning, and by the use of such literary techniques as structured meter, natural cadences, rhyme, or metaphor. AHD

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Term type

AAT
Inscription type
Object category
Object name

Getty AAT term number

300026451

Narrower Terms used

<poems by function>
<poems by form>

Created

13yrs ago

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